Havergal College Course Calendar, 2017-18 Academic Year

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3. Students and their parents will sign the Academic
Agreement Forms. Students will provide the Forum
for Change Program Manager with a copy of this
agreement before leaving on Exchange. At the
end of the process, teachers will indicate, on the
agreement, satisfactory or unsatisfactory completion
of the academic expectations and send a copy of
the agreement to the Forum for Change Program
Manager.
4. Students may communicate (by email or fax) as
necessary with Havergal teachers while they are
away, but this communication should be very limited
in order to allow full participation in the host school’s
academic and co-curricular program.
5. The primary purpose of linguistic exchanges, such
as those to France, Mexico and Germany, is to
enhance the student’s communication skills in
that language. Because all instruction will be in the
foreign language, the student will not absorb as
much subject content as she would from English
instruction. Expectations of content covered will be
adjusted in these circumstances.
An anecdotal report on the student’s work during the
Exchange will be requested from the host school.
HOMEWORK PRACTICES
Homework is a learning experience that is assigned
by a teacher to enhance student learning outside of
the classroom. Homework is based on the curriculum
expectations and is designed to require no additional
teaching outside of the classroom. Homework should
be engaging and relevant to students. Students must
understand what is required of them to complete
the homework. Teachers should be made aware of
homework that is beyond a student’s capability in terms
of understanding or time. This contact should be made by
the student in the Upper School.
Homework has different purposes:
• to complete class work;
• to provide opportunities for practice to reinforce
learning when the student can already independently
perform the skills required to be successful or to
reinforce previous learning or to provide opportunities
to reflect on learning to increase student retention
and understanding of concepts;
• to prepare students for future lessons by giving them
opportunities to reflect on their prior knowledge;
• to extend learning by giving students opportunities to
deepen their understanding and relate their learning
to the real world;
• to support the development of good work habits;
• to build a sense of independence and personal
responsibility; and
• to reinforce the attitude that learning takes place
outside as well as inside the school.
Homework Guidelines
1. No homework will be assigned on the school day
immediately preceeding scheduled holidays and long
weekends.
2. The amount of homework assigned to students will
vary depending on their grade.
3. Teachers will provide students with guidance on the
type of homework assigned.
• Grades 7 to 8: Homework assignments in total
should typically not exceed one hour per day.
• Grades 9 to 12: In general, teachers will provide
homework assignments that should not normally
take more than two hours per day.
4. Teachers should be made aware of homework
that is beyond a student’s capability in terms of
understanding or time. This contact should be made
by the parent in the Junior School and by the student
in the Upper School.
5. For homework that requires a student to submit
a word processing, spreadsheet or slide show
document, the file must be one of the following:
Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx), Microsoft Excel
(.xls or .xlsx) and Microsoft PowerPoint (.ppt or
.pptx). Adobe portable document format (.pdf) files
are generally preferable. Teacher will specify the
appropriate formats with students.
EXTRA HELP
All teachers are available to provide extra help at least
one day a week during the school day, after school or by
appointment. Students may attend or be requested to
attend these sessions.